240th largest plant in California · 2324th nationally
Olive is a natural gas power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 110 MW.
| Plant Name | Olive |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Burbank Water And Power |
| City | Burbank |
| County | Los Angeles County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 91502 |
| Coordinates | 34.17640, -118.31470 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 59.7 MW | Standby | 1964 |
| O1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 50.0 MW | Standby | 1959 |
| O4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 37.8 MW | Retired | 1978 |
| O3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 24.4 MW | Retired | 1972 |
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Los Angeles Department Of Water And Power |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.